Automobile-body.



E. C. MANNNG.

Mmmm@ Hom.

AVPLCATIOU FILED SEPT. 1F. i914.

l 'nted Des. '9 M5. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

M Gaine.

.EDWIN C. li/IANNING, OF INFIELD, KANSAS.

AUTOMOBILE-BODY.

. Tn IIN/'whom it may gono/wn.'

be 'it known that'l, lnwix C. ivlwwwixu, citizen` of the limted States. residing at I 'infield, in the county of (`owle v and State Vof Kansas, have invented certain vnew and uselul Improvements in Automohile-io(lies, of which the following is aspeeilication, reference heing` had therein to the aecompanyifng drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in automobile hodies, and more'particularly to an improvement wherein the seats olg the body may he positioned suhstantially horizontally for use as a couch or hed, when ilesired` l.

livhile the invention is 'designed as an im provement in automohile hodies. it is to he `v umlerstood that features thereot' may he apltheaddition7 at the plied to other vehicle hodies. f

The object ol' tlufinifention primarily` 'is i 'ront seat ol' an autoinohile that its` haek part: can he lowered, and

"properly supported in ay position lo consti-- tute an i 'tension ol the'haeh seat and the liront seat, and therehy represent a roueh l'or use wheL desired. in the usual automobile hody structure, the distance hetween the front4 and laren' seats is approximately live (o) feet, from the rear edge-ol" lthe latter to the forward edge ol the lormer.

The i'nesent invention contemplates. also, liront, o' a movahle eX- tension, representingy conveniently a meinher of a width approximatehY twelve (l2) inches, which, when used in eonjLnn-,tion with the other paris, lor couch purpose', will represent an aggregate surlfaee ol' six (il) feet. 0f course the proportions may he varied.

ivhile. in the :u-eompanyine Manin-Qs, there is shown an einlmdiment ol the invention, it is to he understood that many details eau he hanged and Atat-ures added without departing Vl'rom the general nature and spirit ol the invention.

n the drawings:#lfigure l represents. somewhat diaLrammati ally'. a longitudinal vertical section through the Center ol the ear body: li 1g. 2 is a cross seetion through the "nter o'lE the body showing the hack ol: the front seat in elevated position, parts heilig lirollen away; Fig. 3 is a top view, and Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.

11.1" the drawings. the. main hody part of the, machine. is represented at B represents the hack of the back seat, which is Specification of Letters Patent.

' port lo the posilim 'Patented FJH'. 7, 15M.

Application fledSeptember l. 1914. Serial No.v862,33`0.

usually eushioined, and cushioned part.

l) represents the l'rout seat cushion, and l the partition lmtween the'lront and the rear part. ol' extending across (l the` bottom or seat if. to the partition rf, hinges heinev plaeed on therear so that the han-hV may be' lowered in the position shown in dotted lines, Fie'. l. Vlhe plane of the hinge with relerenee to the hailr seal, eushion is sueh that when the hai-.k i is lowered, its uppermost sin'l'aeewrill he level -with the upper sur'laee ol the haelty eushion` as well as the upper surlaee ol the liront cushion` therehy forming' a continuation olf the'wo eushions and oreupving the spaee l2herelietween. To maintain. this hinged haelt part in its lowered. as well as in its upright positifni. eonveniently. sliding1 ts l" are employed. secured in Suitable haekles on the haek1 the protriuling` ends olI he hollsheine' arranged to enter sockets f n the sides ol he body. and to therein' suse hark is in its lowered position. these proe tin .e ends oil the holts sorkets or ahove hinged are extended into plates ou the sides ol2 the hodv parts ai. at j". To add the 'neeh essary rigiditiY to the upper (alge of the hinged liarl, a metallic, strap (i is extended aeross lhe saine. and this strap i'n-oviiled with a truss imfmlwiyff. mondingr of-.itwardlv .Eoin eonstitutinii. in addirussingf limitare. a Suitable. sup- ;n mais a nd runs. The, truss has hy gn'efllereuee a eentral strut y. for bracing' the, eenter of the haelt. Villiers it is desired to lower the l it ell that is necessary is to witlnlraw the roles l l gm.

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and swf'ingr the haelt down in dotted lines. the rt ol'y the lmlq as al; o, y lill the .Q'ap between the same ano the rear edgi'e ofthe 'liront eushion. while. owing; to the position of the. hinge with rel'erenee to thelower proieeting lower inclined ef L i Serving to suhstanti..ll

edge of the hack, the saine may be. lowered used', while the without disturbing these-at cushion.A The Y back, in its lo'wered position, supported conveniently 'from described, and in conjunction with the front and rear seatcushions, constitutes a couch;

is properly the sides, as

As aboi'eindicated, it has been `found that Y i adjacentits forward edge, a pivoted-su'py This bar is of a length to' fold upwardly against the bottom part vvOf' porting,r bar H.

the dropi'eSt, and its lower edge is shaped to fit in a socket-h. formed on the front wall 'of the seat. lVhe'n the rest is elevated, as

shown in Fig.A l, the-'lower end ot' the brace will` fit .the socket and be conveniently used such as a seat o r a supportfor the limbs,V

support the rest in horizontal position. have. found- -it convenient to incline the hinged end fot the drop rest, as shown at kfz. so that when the saine is lowered, it will not forniv obstruction A'to the legs ot the oceii'pants of Vthe front seat. Bv providing the tworfront can operate the car, with rests, an operator his seat lowered, while the rest in front ofthe other occupant vor occupants 1oi the car i 35 can utilize the couch to the full extent by elevating the ad'i acentfront rest.

` site the drivers seat maQV, in some instances, for. other purposes,

when required.

. Manitestly, the special details of construction above described and the method of seso that one can be an objectionable lt vina-V also u be here reiiiarked that this 'front rest oppo- .well 'as'its lowe altered without departing from tbe invene. however-,T is

foi" i lthelevel ot' the backv curingthe back in its upright positiom'as position, may be materially tion. The arrangement shown, one which produces a very secure back the -front seat, and a well simported and braced inteiniediatt` couch section.

Haring f thus described the combination, what is claiin'edas new and desired to'be secured-by Letters Patent is :4-

l.v In an automobile, the combination with a body, a front and a bacle seat, a hinged back tor thetront seat, a reinforcing mein;

ber extending across the top portion ofthe 'hinged back. a foinbined truss and garn'ient support extending outwardlyY from said reinforcing nieiiibeigia slidingbolt carried at each end ot' said reinforcing ineinber adapt.-

edto engage sockets in the body -tor sup porting the bodv in' a vertical position, and

body. slightly below sockets arranged in the seat for engagement with the said sliding bolt tor supporting the back when the saine is in position. v v,fi-.ln a vehicle. the'. combination with a bodv having a back and iront seat, a hinged back for the trontseat capable ot' a. movenient to a. horizontal or vertic sliding latches arranged on each Side yof said 'back and coperating with the sides of the hodv for vsupporting the back in a. vertical' position` thesaid latches adapted to engage a ineiiiber'attached tothe sides ot the body in. ad Vance of the back seat for retaining the back in a horizontal position.

In test-inioiiv whereof l hereunto lsigi'iature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN c. M iNNi'NG.' Witnesses r' l A. H. Doaun,

the horizontal aflix' my al position, 

